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About Mitch Loreth

The garden suite owners reside in the main part of the house and can assist with your stay. The owners are a retired Community Leader and a PhD Nurse who works at the University. We have raised our family in Victoria and can provide much information to enhance your vacation stay. We offer tailored service and meet all our guests upon arrival for check-in; transportation to and from the airport can be arranged. During your stay as our guest, we will endeavor to make your visit easy and enjoyable in the beautiful garden city of Victoria. Please email or phone for detailed information

Mitch Loreth purchased this studio in 2005

Why Mitch Loreth chose Fairfield

Our property is spacious, clean, quiet, and elegant, and has ocean glimpses. We love the neighbourhood, with interesting walks and views of homes and gardens.

Very Happy!

We were very happy with our suite. It was clean, comfortable and very well equipped. Mitch & Judy are very gracious hosts. It is also a great location as it is close to everything we like to see and do when we go to Victoria. Hope to visit again next time we go to the Island.

Lovely Experience

We were extremely satisfied with our accommodations. Everything was very clean and the apartment was very roomy, never felt crowded. We had a very pretty view in the back with the rock garden and enjoyed our early morning visits from the deer. All the amenities including laundry facilities and lots of handy shopping nearby, We would certainly consider staying here on a return visit. Thank you Mitch and Judy.

Sincerely Nancy and Cliff Canzi

Review Submitted: 02-Sep-2017

Date of Stay: August 2017

Source: VRBO, from HomeAway

Owner's Response: Thanks so much Nancy and Cliff for your wonderful review, very helpful. We enjoyed meeting you, and hope to see you again on a return visit to Victoria.
All the best, Judy and Mitch.

Clean, comfortable space close to Victoria

I had the pleasure of exploring Victoria for 10 days and used the garden suite as my home base. I'm a digital nomad and have been living 100% in vacation rentals for the past 18 months, so I like to provide a very objective review of my stay to help future travelers.

So let me first lay out the PROS of the suite:

1. Clean: This was by far one of the cleanest vacation rentals I have stayed in. Mitch and Judy take immaculate care of the space and it was well-stocked and ready for my arrival, which is so helpful to make it feel like home.

2. Friendly: Mitch and Judy were very helpful in providing recommendations on local hikes and places to explore during my stay. I always appreciate hearing from locals to get the inside scoop on what the tourist brochures don't tell you. They were very accommodating and responsive for this throughout my stay and always reminded me to let them know if I needed anything.

3. Little touches: I appreciate that they had a few breakfast items in the fridge for me since I was planning to check in late, as well as items like coolers in the freezer and grocery bags, which were helpful during longer days out exploring.

There were also a few CONS as well that I think are helpful to point out:

1. Privacy: Part of my desire to stay here was for privacy, as I was traveling solo and in the beginning stages of writing. While the suite was quiet, the private walkway to the suite was used as a way to get into the backyard and Mitch would often be out in the back tending to the yard. While I understand that staying in a garden suite means sharing a space, the suite is listed as having a private entrance with my own outdoor table and chairs. I work from home and need a space without interruption, but I didn't feel like this was possible in sitting outside. Plus, while the dining area is bright with several windows, they face the backyard, so you feel like you're in a bit of a fishbowl, so it made it harder to feel like it was my own space with distractions. I ended up going to local coffee shops or juice bars (check out Jusu Juice by the way) to work.

2. Airflow: While there are several windows in the suite, only 2 windows open. The problem is that they don't have screens and since it's at garden level, I didn't feel comfortable leaving them open in case bugs might get in. It would have been lovely to have had a window open during the cool evenings.

Owner's Response: Thanks Jen for your review and feedback. We are pleased you enjoyed exploring Southern Vancouver Island. Regards to your two suggestions for improvement:
Privacy: We strive to only use the patio walkway for weekly recycling, watering plants, and keeping the patio swept and clean. Apologies if this disrupted your stay.
Airflow: Your point is well taken. We have decided to order new replacement windows with screens. August was an exceptionally hot month for Victoria, having broken all heat records. Wishing you safe and enjoyable travels.
Mitch and Judy

Beautiful Suite and Friendly Hosts!

The suite was beautiful with a full kitchen, stocked bathroom, big comfortable bed and TV. Very close to cool shops on Oak Bay Avenue, bus stops, and grocery stores.

Not only was the place great, but Mitch and Judy were super friendly and willing to help. I felt like I could text them with any questions and they'd reply as soon as possible. I was visiting Victoria on a research fellowship and they were great about letting me know where to go but also tips on who I should talk to for more information and to make the most of my stay.

Wonderful

Excellent! Can not say enough about how wonderful this was. Beautiful suite, beautiful garden, situated in a gorgeous neighborhood. Very quiet. Owners personable and extremely friendly and accommodating. Had a wonderful stay.

Review Submitted: 03-Jun-2017

Date of Stay: May 2017

Source: VRBO, from HomeAway

Owner's Response: thanks Daryl for such a lovely review. We really hope that you can make it back to Victoria again and we would love to see you.
Best Judy and Mitch

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